Joseph F. Stedman
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Joseph F. Stedman (March 11, 1898 – March 23, 1946) was a well-known American priest and author of books about
Catholicism
.
Biography
Joseph Stedman was born to Joseph and Ellen Stedman in Brooklyn, New York as one of five children. After attending St. Joseph's Parochial School and St. Francis Preparatory School, he entered
Fordham College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, and then entered the St. John's Seminary in Brooklyn. He was ordained on May 21, 1921, and was assigned to Holy Child Jesus Parish in Richmond Hill, Queens. From 1925, Father Stedman was chaplain of the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Brooklyn. He was also Director of the Confraternity of the Precious Blood, which was erected in 1925 at the Monastery Chapel of the Cloistered Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood. In 1944, Stedman was granted the title of monsignor
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His writings include My Sunday Missal, with illustrations by
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
.
References
- "Msgr Stedman Dies; Wrote on Religion". The New York Times. 1946-03-24. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
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